Five ways to support someone living with dementia through meaningful music this Christmas

The festive season can be a difficult time for anyone, including people living with dementia, families and carers. From feelings of disconnectedness and isolation to anxiety and agitation, navigating the bustling holiday season while caring or spending time with someone living with dementia can be overwhelming. But thanks to meaningful music, it doesn’t have to […]

Highlights from a successful 2024 at Playlist for Life

As we near the year’s end, we reflect on our best moments which supported people living with dementia through personally meaningful music. We’ve started and ended the year with our mission front and centre: we want everyone with dementia to have a unique, personalised playlist and for everyone who loves and cares for them to […]

Scottish First Minister and stars share their playlists

John Swinney, Sir Ian Rankin and Sir Alex Ferguson are among the famous Scots who have shared the songs from their personalised playlists as part of a campaign by The Sunday Post to tackle loneliness and isolation. The Scottish newspaper launched  ‘Big Braw Community’ in collaboration with Age Scotland and called upon Playlist for Life […]

Five ways to use music in dementia care

There’s no cure for dementia, but using meaningful music in dementia care can be an effective non-pharmacological intervention. We asked Mary McDougall, who delivers our training courses for health and social care professionals, to share five ways music can be used in dementia care. 1. To start a conversation. Music is a wonderful way to […]

Sir Ian Rankin’s personal playlist

Sir Ian Rankin has shared his personal playlist and revealed the album he’s listened to on repeat while writing his famous Inspector Rebus books. The renowned Scottish crime writer Rankin has championed Playlist for Life for many years. Last Christmas he kindly he modelled one of our exclusive What’s on Your Playlist t-shirts for his […]